Sheanon Williams

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Sheanon Williams
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Williams with Philadelphia Union in 2011
Personal information
Full name Sheanon Antoine Williams [1]
Date of birth (1990-03-17) March 17, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–2005 FCGB Bolts
2005–2007 IMG Soccer Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Carolina Dynamo 23 (8)
2010 Harrisburg City Islanders 19 (3)
2010–2015 Philadelphia Union 141 (7)
2015–2016 Houston Dynamo 36 (0)
2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 15 (0)
2018 LA Galaxy 8 (0)
2018 → LA Galaxy II (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2007 United States U17 4 (0)
2009 United States U20 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Runner-up CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2009
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 3, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 3, 2015

Sheanon Antoine Williams (born March 17, 1990) is an American soccer player.

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Career

College and amateur

Williams attended The Rivers School in Weston, Massachusetts and played club soccer for FC Greater Boston Bolts before being offered a place at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida in 2005 as a member of the U.S. Under-17 National Team Residency Program. He earned NSCAA/adidas Youth All-America honors in 2006 and 2007, and was named to the 2007 PARADE High School All-America squad.

Williams enrolled at the University of North Carolina in January 2008, and subsequently played one year of college soccer for the Tar Heels, before leaving school a year early to attempt to secure a professional contract in Europe.

Despite performing well on trial with teams such as Vfl Wolfsburg, [2] Williams was unable to secure a contract, and returned to the United States in 2009. He played with the Carolina Dynamo of the USL Premier Development League, earning All-Eastern Conference honors after scoring six goals and 16 points in 12 games.

Professional

After training with Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake during the latter half of 2009 and early 2010, [3] Williams turned professional in 2010 when he joined the Harrisburg City Islanders in the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut and scored his first professional goal in Harrisburg's opening day 2–2 draw with the Richmond Kickers. [4] After training with the Philadelphia Union, Williams eventually signed with the team in August 2010. [5] In Week 7 of the 2011 MLS season, Williams was named to the MLS Team of the Week for his performance against the San Jose Earthquakes. [6] He again gained Team of the Week honors in Week 16 of the season. [7]

In February 2012, Philadelphia signed Williams to a contract extension through the 2015 season. [8]

In July 2015, Philadelphia traded Williams, along with an international roster slot, to Houston Dynamo in exchange for allocation money and future considerations. [9]

On December 13, 2016 Williams was traded by the Dynamo to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for general allocation money. [10] Williams was suspended from the team on June 16, 2017 for an off-field assault earlier in the day, but the charges were stayed three days later. [11] [12]

Williams joined LA Galaxy as a free agent in June 2018. [13] Williams was released by LA Galaxy at the end of their 2018 season. [14]

International

Williams played with the US National U-17 team from 2005 to 2007, and was a member of the United States squad at the 2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament and the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea. He moved on to play for the US National U-20 team in 2008, and played at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 March 2020 [15] [16] [17]
Club performanceLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] PlayoffsContinental [lower-alpha 2] Total
ClubSeasonLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harrisburg City Islanders 2010 USL Second Division 1933000—223
Philadelphia Union 2010 Major League Soccer 8000——80
2011 3211020—351
2012 28120——301
2013 32220——342
2014 24350——293
2015 17020——190
Union Total141712020001557
Houston Dynamo 2015 Major League Soccer 14000——140
2016 22020——240
Dynamo Total360200000380
Vancouver Whitecaps 2017 Major League Soccer 150000030180
LA Galaxy 2018 Major League Soccer 8000——80
LA Galaxy II (loan) 2018 United Soccer League 30———30
Career total22210170203024410

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  2. ↑ "SHEANON WILLIAMS SCORES On trial with Wolfsburg". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "RSL Lands Sheanon Williams - WVHooligan.com – MLS Blog" . Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". April 21, 2010. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Union Acquire D/M Williams". Philadelphia Union. August 31, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Williams, Daniel, Valdés Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week". Philadelphia Union. May 3, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Team of the Week: Week 16". MLSsoccer.com. July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Defender Sheanon Williams rewarded with new contract in Philadelphia". February 22, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Houston Dynamo acquire Philadelphia Union defender Sheanon Williams in exchange for allocation money". MLSsoccer.com. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Whitecaps FC acquire Sheanon Williams from Houston Dynamo". December 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Whitecaps defender charged after alleged assault, team says". June 16, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Assault charge against Whitecaps defender Sheanon Williams stayed by the Crown". June 19, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  13. ↑ Rodriguez, Alicia (June 14, 2018). "LA Galaxy sign veteran defender Sheanon Williams". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  14. ↑ "LA Galaxy exercise 2019 contract options on four players". LAGalaxy.com. November 26, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Sheanon Williams". Major League Soccer. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  16. ↑ "USA - S. Williams - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Sheanon Williams Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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